Decoy [working proof]
1971
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color lithograph with additions in crayon, wash, color pencil, paint and chalk on Rives BFK paper [working proof]
Dimensions
sheet: 105.1 x 74.9 cm (41 3/8 x 29 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
2006.136.9
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns' *Decoy [working proof (1971) offers a captivating glimpse into the artist's meticulous printmaking process. Created as a color lithograph on luxurious Rives BFK paper this working proof measures .1 x 74.9 cm and features Johns' hand-applied additions in crayon wash, color pencil, paint and chalk. These spontaneous layers transform the proof from a mere trial into a unique hybrid work, blurring the boundaries between print and painting—a hallmark of Johns' innovative approach. Johns, a pivotal figure mid-20th-century American, bridged Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art with his i...
About the Artist
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker whose revolutionary work fundamentally transformed the trajectory of postwar American art. Emerging in the 1950s when Abstract Expressionism dominated the New York art world, Johns introduced a radically different approach by painting familiar, everyday symbols—flags, targets, numbers, and maps—that he des...